Cover Supervisor

Closing Date: 2024-07-08

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Required from September 2024:

 COVER SUPERVISOR

 Pay Band NYG-C/D Point 4-6 (£20,812 – £21, 968 (pro rata))

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic individual to join the learning support team. We are committed to ensuring every student reaches their full potential and we are looking for colleagues who will help shape this vision and join a friendly, supportive and committed team.

Working under the supervision of the Assistant Headteacher- Curriculum, the post holder will provide short term cover for absent teaching staff, allocating pre-prepared work, keeping students on task and managing the behaviour of students during class.  The role does not involve planning, preparing, delivering lessons or assessing and reporting on the development progress and attainment of students

Duties of the post will include:

  • Supervise pre-prepared activities and self-directed learning in the absence of the teacher to enable continuity of learning
  • Provide support and encouragement to pupils, and  manage classroom organisation during the cover lesson
  • Manage the behaviour of pupils through the implementation of the school behaviour policy and practices, and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour
  • Collect any completed work at the end of the lesson and return it to the appropriate person
  • Assisting in the implementation of appropriate behaviour management strategies
  • Complying with policies and procedures relating to child protection, confidentiality, health & safety and security
  • Adhering to the school’s safeguarding policies and procedures and having a thorough understanding of the DfE’s Keeping Children Safe in Education publication

 

Further details and an application form are available from the school’s website www.wensleydaleschool.net

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

 An Enhanced Level DBS is required for appointment to this post

 Application forms should be completed electronically and returned by email addressed to Julia Polley – Headteacher via admin@wensleydaleschool.net

 Closing date for receipt of applications is: 9.00 am on Monday 8 July 2024

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  • Personal Details

  • The nature of the work for which you are applying means that it is exempt from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions that, for other purposes under the Act, are regarded as spent.

  • Other Information

  • Please note:
    • You will be required to produce all necessary ID to demonstrate that you are eligible to work in the UK
    • Where you have worked outside of the UK we may require you to obtain a certificate of good conduct

  • Reference 1

  • Reference 2

  • We will routinely approach for references in advance of an interview. Please note should you be shortlisted for interview, any gaps in your employment history will be fully explored and you will be expected to have justifiable reasons.

  • Declarations

  • I certify that, to the best of my belief, the information I have supplied is true and accurate. I understand that any false information or failure to disclose criminal convictions or prosecutions pending may disqualify me from employment or render me liable to summary dismissal. I understand that The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form reserves the right to verify claims made in this application. Therefore, I consent to The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form requesting an enhanced DBS check on me.